temporal lobe
noun
: a large lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is situated in front of the occipital lobe and contains a sensory area associated with the organ of hearing
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Willis was also was also diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a group of brain disorders that affect the brain's frontal and temporal lobes, which are associated with personality, behavior and language, Mayo Clinic explains.
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2024
How Common Is Frontotemporal Dementia? FTD—sometimes called frontotemporal disorders—is a group of disorders that gradually damage the brain’s frontal and temporal lobes, which are responsible for thinking and behavior.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 Feb. 2024
Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, refers to a group of diseases that primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, the Mayo Clinic said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
The disease afflicting actor Bruce Willis is incurable Feb. 16, 2023
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), also affecting Willis, is a progressive brain disease that impacts the frontal and anterior temporal lobes of the brain.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, represents a group of brain disorders caused by the degeneration of the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain, the AFTD says.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
According to Mayo Clinic, Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) encompasses a group of disorders marked by progressive damage to the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, affecting individuals typically in their 40s to 60s.
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
According to the National Institute on Aging, FTD is the result of damage to neurons in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024
At times, the part of the brain responsible for detecting familiarity—the medial temporal lobe, which is located just behind your temple and plays a large role in encoding and retrieving memories—may fire off overenthusiastically for no particular reason, O’Connor says.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2024
How Common Is Frontotemporal Dementia? FTD—sometimes called frontotemporal disorders—is a group of disorders that gradually damage the brain’s frontal and temporal lobes, which are responsible for thinking and behavior.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 Feb. 2024
Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, refers to a group of diseases that primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, the Mayo Clinic said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
The disease afflicting actor Bruce Willis is incurable Feb. 16, 2023
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), also affecting Willis, is a progressive brain disease that impacts the frontal and anterior temporal lobes of the brain.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, represents a group of brain disorders caused by the degeneration of the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain, the AFTD says.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
According to Mayo Clinic, Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) encompasses a group of disorders marked by progressive damage to the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, affecting individuals typically in their 40s to 60s.
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
According to the National Institute on Aging, FTD is the result of damage to neurons in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024
At times, the part of the brain responsible for detecting familiarity—the medial temporal lobe, which is located just behind your temple and plays a large role in encoding and retrieving memories—may fire off overenthusiastically for no particular reason, O’Connor says.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
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“Temporal lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporal%20lobe. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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